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This just in from the These Wheels homies. It’s an introduction video for our homie Byron Essert‘s new Signature Wheel for downhill skateboarding. Some of you might be trippin’ right now sayin’ “That’s no DH wheel, bros! Those are freeride wheels, dummy!” Anyway, no, and yes. These 72mm centersets are freeride wheels made for badass …

The Caliber Truck Co. homies have just released and upgraded version II of their standard kingpin trucks, and along with it this new video “Caliber Truck Co. Presents: Bay Days” featuring their growing and talented street team shredding in Nor Cal at a few super sick parks and DIY spots.

INTERVIEW & PHOTOS Ali Mehraban When I look back at my favorite pictures I’ve ever shot, a large part of those images are of Brett Ciabattini. It could be his top-notch style, or his strong jawline? Whatever it is, there’s something about working with Brett that makes for photos I cherish greatly. We spent a bit …

Introducing the first-ever Wheelbase Weekly Wrap-up for March 21-27, 2015! To start things off, and as we pack our shizzle for this weekend’s Bakersfield Outlaw Race 4, let us remind ya that the Comet Skateboard‘s hosted Ithaca Slide Jam is coming up soon on May 9, 2015 in Ithaca, New York and also that the Muir Skate Downhill Disco is happening on April …

WORDS & PHOTOS Marcus Bandy The way I see it, the term DIY has lost much of it’s original fire over the years. Not because everyday people aren’t circumventing the normal paths of hierarchy and creating rad shit on their own—many people are doing just that, and more than ever before—but more so because it seems …

VIDEO & WORDS Ali Mehraban Shooting with Brett Ciabattini always yields amazing moments. I recently headed up to his new home base in Eureka, CA to experience how he’s been living and gather photos for his full interview here at Wheelbase (coming very soon). We explored the new territory and unearthed many hills in the two weeks I spent …

The Bakersfield Outlaw Race 4 is going down (literally) next weekend Friday March 27th & Saturday the 28th. Apparently, it’s not an actual outlaw and a permit has been pulled. Stoked! The buzz is buzzing about this event and a list of ripping racers who are to attend is growing fast. If you are in …

Our Northwest downhill compadre Ross Druckrey sent us this rad video last week while we were out skating and we missed the opportunity to share it with all of y’all Wheelbasers at that time. Well, we’re sharing it now because, regardless if we’re late to posting it, this video is that bitchin’ and will make ya …

Hi Jamie, I recently got sidelined from both skating and snowboarding via a fractured wrist. Overall I think I’ve been dealing pretty well, but there are times when I’m going out of my mind and I’m incredibly tempted to say “Fuck it, I’m going to skate!” Have you ever had an injury like this, and …

French car company, Peugeot, and their marketing team have apparently ran the stats, analytics, and all that trending jazz and decided that turning their new little 208 mini-car into a downhill carboard was a great selling strategy. We’re not sure what to think about this commercial. . . other than: silly, awkward, no gloves no …

The Arbor Collective boys have just released this doozie of a video featuring a cast of skaters from their Whiskey Project alongside some raw downhill clips of our friend Liam Morgan. You all know how we feel about skating everything (Hint: We love dat shit! ). As you can imagine a video which matches and …

Ooooo la la! Landyachtz just dropped this 40oz Of Fire doozie of an edit featuring Kyle Martin slaying all sorts of terrain and boards too. Looks like he spent some time on this puppy. Very rad! If this video doesn’t make ya wanna go out right now and work on your blunt slide game, then …

WORDS John Kreutter PHOTOS Spencer Flaherty If you live on the East Coast, you know how it is. When it starts getting cold around here, it get’s real cold. Which is not super helpful when you like to ride your skateboard everyday. In the colder months, when you get going any decent speed down a hill, the icy …